CPSC recall 99-021, announced November 17, 1998, covers Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib (about 11,000 units). The cribs have rotating top rail hinges. Despite a nationwide effort over the past five years to alert the public about this recall, some of the 11,000 cribs originally sold could still be in use. Recall contact: call (800) 453-7673.
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Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
The CPSC data does not provide a discrete model-number list for this record. Compare the product description and identification details on the official notice.
Which products are included?
The Playskool Travel-Lite portable cribs have two nylon mesh sides and two blue solid plastic ends. "Playskool" appears in white letters on a red background on each end. The portable crib folds in the center for storage and handling. Date Recalled Product and Firm Number/Dates Sold Remedy 35606 Evenflo "Happy Camper," "Happy Cabana," and "Kiddie Camper" Portable Play Yards 1.2 million units sold between 1990 and 1997 Free hinge covers Call firm 800-447-9178 35390 Century "Fold-N-Go Models 10-710 and 10-810" Portable Play Yards 212,000 units sold between 1993 and 1996 Free repair Call Graco, which now owns the "Century" brand name, at 800-345-4109 35390 Draco "All Our Kids" (models 742 and 762) Portable Cribs/Play Yards 13,000 units sold between 1992 and 1995 Stop use and destroy (Firm out of business) 34700 Baby Trend "Home and Roam" and "Baby Express," Portable Cribs/Play Pens, manufactured before 1995 100,000 units sold between 1992 and 1994 Free repair Call firm 800-328-7363 34017 Kolcraft "Playskool Travel-Lite" Portable Cribs 11,600 units sold between 1990 and 1992 $120 reward Call firm 800-453-7673
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
The cribs have rotating top rail hinges. These top rails can collapse, entrapping children and suffocating them.
Incidents and injuries
In all, six children have died in Playskool Travel-Lite portable cribs.
Official remedy
Despite a nationwide effort over the past five years to alert the public about this recall, some of the 11,000 cribs originally sold could still be in use. To get these products back, Kolcraft and Playskool are doubling the reward for each returned crib from $60 to $120. In addition to the $120 reward, Kolcraft and Playskool, a subsidiary of Hasbro, are taking further steps to get the word out, including mailings to daycare centers, notices in new products and posting of details regarding the reward on Hasbro's web site at www.hasbro.com under Consumer Affairs Safety Message. Consumers who own these cribs should stop using them immediately. Anyone who sees one in a day care center, at a baby-sitters, in the home of a friend or relative, or at a garage sale or secondhand store, should inform the caregiver or seller about the recall and reward.
What to do now
- Check the product. This notice lists no model numbers. Compare yours with the description and photos in the official notice.
- Stop using it. The notice says to stop using recalled units immediately.
- Contact the firm. Call (800) 453-7673.
- Read the official notice. The CPSC notice is the final word on which units are included and what to do.
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Product and sales details
- Brand
- Playskool
- Manufacturer
- Playskool, of Pawtucket, R.I.
- Product type
- Cribs & bassinets
- Recall number
- 99-021
- Units
- About 11,000
- Distributor
- Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., of Chicago, Ill.
Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib
CPSC product type: Cribs
This recall in context
Compared with the 207 crib and bassinet recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Size
- 11,000 units: the 65th-largest of 155 crib and bassinet recalls that state a unit count. The median is 3,400 units.
- Hazard
- Suffocation: named in 80 of 207 crib and bassinet recalls.
- Brand history
- Playskool is named in 23 CPSC notices in this index, from 1980 to 2006. This recall is the 17th. The one before: Kolcraft Baby Trend Baby Express Portable cribs/play pens (98-156, Aug 1998). 4 of them are crib and bassinet recalls.
Recall contact information
For instructions on how to return the crib and receive a $120 Child Saver Reward, call Kolcraft at (800) 453-7673.
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.
Know someone who has one?
Recalls only work when owners hear about them. Send this notice to family or friends who might own the same product.
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